When is the Memorial for 2006?

Scully

Does anyone know?

I just want to find out if the WTS has again cacked up a hairball and decided to do it on a day other than the full moon ...

imfreeimfree

Wednesday, April 12.

Hope this helps.

David

Scully

Thank you! Yes, it does help.

Once again, the WTS is observing the Memorial on the wrong day. The full moon occurs on Thursday, April 13.

AK - Jeff

The formula they use to determine Nisan 14 is;

Add fourteen days to the new moon nearest the spring equinox. Closest nwe moon to Spring equinox is on Feb 28 - so why did they not come up with March 14?

Also, Scully, my calander shows March 14 as full moon.

Jeff

Calendar for year 2006 (Israel)

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January 2006	February 2006	March 2006
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31	Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28	Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
6: 14: 22: 29:	5: 13: 21: 28:	6: 15: 22: 29:

April 2006	May 2006	June 2006
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30	Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31	Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
5: 13: 21: 27:	5: 13: 20: 27:	4: 11: 18: 25:

July 2006	August 2006	September 2006
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31	Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31	Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
3: 11: 17: 25:	2: 9: 16: 23:	1: 7: 14: 22: 30:

October 2006	November 2006	December 2006
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31	Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30	Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
7: 14: 22: 29:	5: 12: 21: 28:	5: 12: 20: 27:

Holidays and Observances

Jan 1	Tevet 1	Chanukah VII
Jan 2	Tevet 2	Chanukah VIII
Mar 14	Adar 14	Purim (Deliverance of the Jews)
Mar 15	Adar 15	Shushan Purim
Apr 13	Nisan 15	Pesach I (First day of Passover)
Apr 14	Nisan 16	Pesach II (Passover)
Apr 15	Nisan 17	Pesach III (Passover)
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Oct 7	Tishri 15	Sukkot I
Oct 8	Tishri 16	Sukkot II
Oct 9	Tishri 17	Sukkot III
Oct 10	Tishri 18	Sukkot IV
Oct 11	Tishri 19	Sukkot V
Oct 12	Tishri 20	Sukkot VI
Oct 13	Tishri 21	Sukkot VII/Hoshanah Rabah
Oct 14	Tishri 22	Shmini Atzeret/Simchat Torah
Dec 16	Kislev 25	Chanukah I (Holiday of lights)
Dec 17	Kislev 26	Chanukah II
Dec 18	Kislev 27	Chanukah III
Dec 19	Kislev 28	Chanukah IV
Dec 20	Kislev 29	Chanukah V
Dec 21	Kislev 30	Chanukah VI/Rosh Chodesh Tevet
Dec 22	Tevet 1	Chanukah VII
Dec 23	Tevet 2	Chanukah VIII

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Legolas

So by the looks of that they do have it right for the 12th.

Scully

Jeff:

Add fourteen days to the new moon nearest the spring equinox.

The WTS's criteria was "the first full moon following the spring equinox"... that was ~~drilled~~ Inculcated™ into my tender brain from the age of 7.

I checked the Weather Network's website to find out when the full moon would be in April.

The good news is that I will be working that night, and have a handy excuse for not going if someone calls at the last minute to invite me (like last year). Otherwise, I was going to make plans to ensure that I would have "a previously planned engagement".

Legolas:

I always found it weird that the Memorial almost always coincided with Passover. It just reinforced in my mind that JWs are more like the Jewish religion than Christian, in terms of what they hold to be more important. Seldom do the JWs refer to examples in the NT, but they have a distinct preference for OT "antitypical" stuff.

Thanks for locating that calendar; I was looking for something similar, but didn't have a chance to do it at work.

DaveNwisconsin

I can't go either of those dates, I have to babysit my brother in laws goldfish. Oh well, not much to eat anyhow

JH

I asked that once to an elder because it didn't fall on a full moon here, and he told me that it had to be on the full moon in Israel....

Go figure that out, when Israel isn't even in God's plans anymore as a nation...lol

Scully

Well the full moon in Israel excuse doesn't really wash either. Because you would have to do it when it's sundown in Israel, which is 7 hours ahead of my time zone. By the time it's sundown here, the full moon has already passed in Jerusalem.

And what about places that are east of Jerusalem (like Sydney Australia, which is 9 hours ahead of Jerusalem time)? The Society doesn't give them special instructions to have the Memorial so that it coincides with the full moon in Jerusalem - they could be having it too early!

When is the Memorial for 2006?

Calendar for year 2006 (Israel)

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